How to Address a Seventh-day Adventist Minister

How to Write the Name of a Seventh-day Adventist Minister?

My pastor is a Seventh-day Adventist and I have never heard anyone refer to him, or any other SDA pastor, as ‘The Reverend (Full Name)’.  He does not have a doctorate. How do I address an envelope to him?
——————–– R

Dear R,How to Address a Seventh-day Adventist Minister
Even if your SDA pastor had a doctorate,‘Dr. (Name)’ is not part of the traditional form of address for SDA ministers holding a doctorate.

The spokesperson for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in Silver Spring, Maryland says ‘Elder’ is the preferred honorific in the U.S.A.

—-In writing, envelope:
—-—-Elder (Full Name)
——–(Address)

—-Salutation:How to Address a Seventh-day Adventist Minister
—-—-Dear Elder (Surname),

Outside the U.S.A., ‘Pastor (Name)’ is frequently used.

– Robert HickeyHow to Address a Seventh-day Adventist Minister

Robert Hickey author of“Honor & Respect”

When Should You Use the Forms on this Page?

You can use these forms of address for any mode of communication: addressing aletter, invitation, card orEmail.(If there are differences between the official and social forms of address, I will have mentioned the different forms.) The form noted in the salutation is the same form you use when you say their name in conversation or when yougreet them.
___What I don’t cover on this site aremany thingsI do cover in my book:all the rules of forms of address, about names, international titles, precedence, complimentary closes, details on invitations, place cards, all sorts of introductions,etc. I hope you’ll get acopy of the book if you’d like the further detail.

Not Finding Your Answer?

—-#1)At right ondesktops,at the bottom of every pageontablets andphones, is a list of all the offices, officials & topics covered on the site.

—-#2) If you don’t see the official you seek included or your question answeredsend me an e-mail. I am pretty fast at sending a reply: usually the next day or so (unless I am traveling.)Note: I don’t have mailing or Email addresses for any of the officials and I don’t keep track of offices that exist only in history books.

—-#3) If I think your question is of interest to others, Sometimes I post the question – but always change all the specifics.

— Robert Hickey

Robert Hickey author of“Honor & Respect”

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